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What's Your Sewing Storage Solution?

smcfarland, contributor | January 24th, 201332 comments

Read tips from real sewers, and share your own!

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Pin cushion for sewing machine

ModaOri, member | November 17th, 20125 comments

Here's an easy pin cushion that can be used on your bobbin winder while not it use. It's out of the way and easy to reach when you are sewing and taking pins off as you sew.

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Tantalizing Tote

salt6creek, member | May 27th, 2012

This tote bag was inspired by seeing a photo of a guild hand quilting a project for a charitable raffle. I loved the block they were using and set out to find it. A similar block is pictured in the...

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RAINFORESTCOUTURE green rose

nanacosta, member | March 16th, 2012

Green Rainforestcouture rose: This rose is made with silk organza. Perfect to add a delicate, femenine accent to any dress, or for your hair, or pin it on the side of your party little handbagTo...

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BooBerry Cereal Ghost Costume

crystalMHL, member | October 30th, 2011

Boo Berry is super easy to make! Just paper mache a helmet, cut the eyes, nose and mouth out. Glue while fleece cut to drape to the knees (I airbrushed it very lightly with blue) and glue circle...

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A New Improved Seam Roll

KennethDKing, contributor | May 16th, 201155 comments

I love pressing over a seam roll. Here's how to make a new and improved version!

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Online Shopping and Resource Guide

ThreadsMagazine, editor | April 26th, 201146 comments

Check out this newly updated list of great online fabric and craft supply resources.

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Sewing Books Crop Up for the Kindle

smcfarland, contributor | September 16th, 20101 comment

Yes, there are sewing guides to read on the Kindle, and they're getting better

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Fabric U Puts a World of Fabric at Your Fingertips

smcfarland, contributor | August 12th, 20102 comments

App for iPhones and iPads offers is an on-the-go guide to fabric

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iPod App Tracks Your Fabric Stash

smcfarland, contributor | May 20th, 201018 comments

One little program offers a way to sort and search a mountain of material

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Tepee relaxes magnetic pull

ThreadsMagazine, editor | May 7th, 2010

My magnetic pin holder secures my silk pins so tightly that it’s difficult to remove them, so I push a knitting needle or stiletto under the pins to sculpt them into a tepee shape. Then I can...

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Hot Tea Emery Pincushion

DottyR, member | February 25th, 20103 comments

It's hand-stitched and made of felt. I filled it with emery to keep pins sharp. I've also made coffee and latte cups. :) I purchased a pattern for felt drinks (for kids play food...

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Measuring with What's at Hand

smcfarland, contributor | February 18th, 201012 comments

Threads readers are ingenious when it comes to discovering measuring tools in everyday objects and body parts.

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No Ruler, No Problem

smcfarland, contributor | January 21st, 201012 comments

An old toy saved the day when I tried to alter a pattern without my sewing tools.

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Thread needles with a floss threader

ThreadsMagazine, editor | December 18th, 2009

Look to the dental aisle at the drugstore for threaders that help make threading needles a cinch.

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Needle Me: Pick the right needle and thread

stitchhappy, senior technical editor | December 11th, 200914 comments

Take a fresh look at some old sewing rules with these thread and needle tips.

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Recycle plastic trays from the supermarket

ThreadsMagazine, editor | November 27th, 2009

Empty plastic foam trays from the supermarket make great sewing notion storage for your workspace.

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New Use for Tailor's Chalk

ThreadsMagazine, editor | November 20th, 2009

Place one triangular piece of tailor's chalk in a box with your silver jewelry to keep it tarnish-free.

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The cast of 2007's Surf's Up - Cody Maverick, Big Z, and Chicken Joe

chrisdenf, member | November 4th, 20091 comment

I had to make everything by hand. My materials were fleece, felt, craft foam (masks, wings, tails, and and tattoo like marking appliques on character's chests), two boas (black for big z hair, yellow...

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